Virginia Team Notes • Virginia falls to 44-32-2 all-time in the series with Maryland. • UVa’s streak of three wins in a row at Byrd Stadium was snapped. • CB Tim Harris made his first career start due to the injured Demetrious Nicholson. • Nicholson had started 30 games in a row before missing today’s game with an injury. • With 242 rushing yards, UVa has surpassed 200 rushing yards in game for the third time this season.

Virginia Player Notes • With 114 receiving yards, TE Jake McGee registered the most receiving yards by a Cavalier this season. • The 114 receiving yards is a career high for McGee. • McGee is the first UVa tight end to surpass 100 receiving yards since Tom Santi caught five balls for 128 yards against Minnesota on Dec. 30, 2005 in the Music City Bowl. • WR Kyle Dockins secured his first collegiate reception on UVa’s first drive of the game. • QB David Watford was credited with his first career reception after a pass attempt was batted back into his hands in the first quarter. • Watford threw for a career-high 263 yards. • Watford threw for over 200 yards for the third time in his career. • Watford’s 297 yards of total offense are a career high. • DE Eli Harold forced his third career fumble and recovered his first career fumble all on his second quarter sack. • Harold tied his career high with 2.0 sacks. • In the fourth quarter TB Kevin Parks recorded his 20th career rushing yard, tying him with Charles Way (1991-94) for No. 10 all-time at UVa. • With 112 rushing yards, Parks surpassed 100 rushing yards for the third time this season and for the sixth time in his career. • PK/P Alec Vozenilek booted four field goals, a career high. • Vozenilek’s four field goals are the most by a Cavalier since Robert Randolph kicked four at Indiana in 2011. • Jake Snyder had a career-high three pass breakups. • With his fourth quarter catch, Dominique Terrell extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 20.

Maryland Postgame Notes

Kicking It Off: Maryland improved to 5-1 on the season and 1-1 in the ACC with a 27-26 victory over Virginia. The Cavaliers dropped to 2-4 and 0-2 in the conference. Maryland is now 44-32-2 all-time against Virginia and 21-13-2 at home. It is the Terps first home victory over the Cavaliers since 2005.

One Man Drive: The Terps went ahead 7-6 on one-yard plunge into the end zone by running back Brandon Ross at the end of the first quarter capping a four-play, 74-yard drive with Ross accounting for all of it. Two plays prior to the touchdown, Ross took a screen pass from quarterback Caleb Rowe and raced 77 yards to the Virginia two-yard line. It was the longest non-scoring reception since Scott Milanovich hit Jermaine Lewis for 78 yards at North Carolina on Sept. 11, 1993, and Maryland’s longest reception of the season. The touchdown was Ross’ third of the season and fourth of his career.

All-Purpose Running Back: Of Maryland’s 468yards of total offense, Brandon Ross accounted for career-best 169. The sophomore running back finished with 88yards on the ground and a personal-best 81 yards receiving. Following a one-yard score in the first quarter, Ross picked up his second touchdown of game on a toss sweep to the left from seven yards out midway through the second quarter marking the first time in his career he has scored two or more rushing touchdowns in a game. Ross is also the first Maryland running back to score two or more rushing touchdowns this season.

Rowe Under Center: Making his first start of the season, quarterback Caleb Rowe threw for a career-high 332yards and completed 18-of-34passes and one touchdown. With the Terps’ trailing 26-20 in the fourth quarter, Rowe moved Maryland down the field on a six-play, 69-yard drive and found tight end Dave Stinebaugh in the end zone for a 12-yard score putting Maryland up for good. In the first quarter, Rowe hooked up with a Brandon Ross on a season-long 77-yard screen pass late in the first quarter to set up Maryland’s first touchdown. Rowe’s previous career best was 240 passing yards at Boston College on Oct. 27, 2012.

Top Targets: Wide receivers Deon Long and Stefon Diggs both finished just shy of 100 yards receiving. Long led all targets with 98 yards on four catches, while Diggs totaled 96 yards on six catches. Diggs has gone over 90 yards receiving in four of the Terps’ six games this season, while Long has gone over 90 yards receiving in three of six games.

Offensive Notes: Tight end Dave Stinebaugh’s lone reception of 12 yards resulted in the go-ahead touchdown with 5:14 remaining in the game... running back Albert Reid rushed for 41 yards on three carries including a career-long 38 yard run … place kicker Brad Craddock connected on both of his field goal attempts (36 yards, 32 yards) and is 12-of-14 on the season.

Defensive Notes: Linebacker L.A. Goree totaled a career and team-high 15 tackles, nine solo, and a tackle for loss … Goree’s previous high was 14 coming at North Carolina last season (11/24/12) … after recording a personal-best 10 tackles last week at Florida State, defensive back Anthony Nixon topped it with 12 tackles, nine solo, and a tackle for loss … defensive back Isaac Goins finished with a personal-best nine tackles and had one pass breakup … of the Terps’ eight tackles for loss, linebacker Marcus Whitfield led the way with 1.5 … defensive back A.J. Hendy totaled a career-high two pass breakups.